Month: April 2025

Sherry Digmon

Turtle Point hosts Butterfly Festival
Julia Grant, 8, and her family came from Molino to attend the festival. Lane McGhee, 8, and a new friend By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Turtle Point Science Center in Flomaton hosted a Butterfly Festival Saturday, April 5. Folks were invited into the Shirley West Butterfly House to see butterflies up close and personal – even on a finger.In addition, Jimmy Stiles presented an amphibian show and a reptile show during…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 months ago
Obituaries, week of April 9, 2025
Helen Marie Chavers Mrs. Helen Marie Chavers, age 91, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025 at her home in Georgia. She was a native of Pensacola, Fla. and spent most of her life in Cantonment, Fla. before moving to be with her daughter, Patricia and husband Bill in Newnan, Ga. She was a faithful member on Enon Baptist Church in Enon, Fla.She loved her family deeply and found joy in…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
Community safety
APD now offers text-to-911, help with Neighborhood Watch setups By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks announced during the most recent Atmore City Council meeting two new initiatives — one designed to aid victims who find themselves in a dangerous situation, especially during domestic incidents, the other to improve general safety within the city through community involvement.911 textsBrooks said the Emergency Communications Center at Atmore Police Department…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 months ago
GECA to present original play
Special to Atmore News This spring, GECA Theater invites you to uncover the truth in “Sherlock Holmes and the Presidential Scandal” – a thrilling modern reimagining of the world’s most famous detective story, written and directed by Ollie Jaye.When a Jack the Ripper copycat emerges, Sherlock Holmes and his brilliant partner, Dr. Jane Watson, quickly find themselves swept into an explosive international conspiracy. The President of the United States is…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
Would-be smugglers, Holman CO arrested
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Last week was a busy one for Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) enforcement officers and investigators. From March 23 through March 26, four people were arrested for trying to smuggle drugs and other contraband into W.C. Holman Correctional Facility, and a corrections officer was arrested for having sex with an inmate.3-in-1 Malone Kelley Cobb The biggest bust at the prison, just outside Atmore, came last…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 months ago